Azure Cloud Data Architect

Job Description

The Data Management Architect Senior Consultant provides leadership and technical expertise in requirements identification, data modeling, data movement and transformation mapping (source to target), automation and testing strategies, translating business needs into technical solutions with adherence to established data guidelines and approaches from an enterprise perspective. The Architect Senior Consultant understands and leverages best-fit technologies and approaches to address business and environmental challenges and is responsible for preparing the vision and solution outline for client engagements, oversees and guides the technical engagement team in the implementation of the vision for clients. This position works closely with engagement managers and project managers, and leads client assessments, preparing current state and future state architectures along with go forward recommendations. This position will have the opportunity to engage with clients utilizing all aspects of a Data Management organization including Data Governance, Data Quality, MDM, and Business Intelligence. You will also be working closely with Cloud, Big Data, Data Modeling, Data Engineering and Project Management consultants. They should be able to work well in multi-functional and multi-shore project teams.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

Responsibility	Description
(60%) Analysis/Implementation	Participate in Data Management Assessments utilizing interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis. The Assessment result will provide Data Management Roadmap and Strategy and should include suggestions for additional client opportunities. Support the client to sell the proposed solution and develop internal marketing programs. Lead project Discovery & Analysis phase by providing a consultative approach with business users, asking questions to understand the business need and deriving the data flows, conceptual, logical, and physical data models based on those needs. Perform data analysis to validate data models and to confirm ability to meet business needs. Establish overall architecture direction including data movement approach, architecture/technology strategy, and any other data-related considerations to ensure business value. Ensure architecture deliverables are developed, implement architectures, and support technical developers at a project, business unit and enterprise level, including the oversight of compliance to standards, methodologies and guidelines. Administer and support data management environment and repository as required. Assist with developing comprehensive project, implementation, and resource plans working closely with Engagement and Project Managers and other Technical Leads. Create detailed documentation (i.e., Proposals, Design Specs, Architecture Diagrams etc.) that have a professional appearance.
(30%) Support/Advisory	Coordinate, consult and, mentor/educate project managers, client business staff, client technical staff and project technical leaders and developers in architecture best practices and anything else that is data-related at the project, business unit and enterprise levels. Work with Capability Leads, Account Management and Vertical Lead teams to develop statements of work, implementation plans, resource plans and project estimates. Supports internal Delivery organization by ensuring appropriate linkage between competency areas are clear and well understood. Collaborates effectively with all team members and builds strong working relationships/rapport with them. Demonstrates ability to organize tasks and time necessary to complete assigned tasks/deliverables. Coordinates with Project Managers and Leads to help drive project planning. Perform feasibility analysis, scoping exercises, and works with the project manager to prioritize deliverables.
(10%) Other duties as assigned or identified

Experience & Education

• 8+ years of experience with BI/DW implementations in Enterprise Data Management, including 4+ years of experience in technical or solution architecture.
• 3+ years of consulting experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading offshore teams.
• 2 years minimum experience with modern data architecture (Big Data, Cloud).
• Practical Architecture experience in at least 2 of the following areas:
  • Data Integration
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Quality
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Master Data Management
  • Big Data
  • Data Governance
  • Business and Data Analysis
  • Data Modeling
• Experience using major data modeling tools (examples: Erwin, ER/Studio, PowerDesigner, etc.).
• Experience with major database platforms (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, etc.).
• Solid experience with performance optimization.
• Experience and understanding of major Data Architecture philosophies (Dimensional, ODS, Data Vault, etc.).
• Experience with Big Data best practices in the following areas:
  • Repository structures at base HDFS like Avro or Parquet.
  • Implementations of structures – HBase/Hive/Impala/Phoenix or MongoDB, Cassandra.
  • Data processing in flight or at rest such as Spark/Storm/Kafka.
  • Big Data Security Products – Like Ranger or Sentry.
• Experience with Cloud Architectures focused on Data Management and usage patterns.
• Experience implementing a form of Streaming Technologies.
• Understanding of Traditional ETL, ELT, Data Warehousing and Data Marts is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle and process methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent.
• Excellent organizational and analytic abilities.
• Solid communication and people skills.
• Strong decision-making skills.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Robust knowledge of data management industry (DW, BI, BD, Cloud, MDM, DG, DQ, Data Modeling).
• Ability to research and learn new technologies and processes quickly.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects and teams.
• Ability to evaluate an existing architecture and document issues and suggested improvements.
• Ability to Architect solutions based on customer requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation experience, with proven leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Ability to work independently on projects as well as collaborate effectively across teams.
• Excels in a fast-paced, agile environment where critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills are required for success.